Martinez in her devastated garden-level apartment.The force of the water wrecked her windows and poured through. She also lost her car,which doesn’t help her new longer commute.
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Cheryl Wase in her basement apartment. Nine feet of water filled the space to the ceiling. To clean up the mess, she wore her son’s wetsuit.

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Cheryl Wase, 53

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Corrine Sabatacos was eight months pregnant when Sandy hit. Her home was flooded with more than four feet of water. She gave birth to daughter Olivia on Jan. 3, but her house still isn’t fit for her tomove back in.

Corrina Sabatacos, 45

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They're Workin' It: “Fashion has healing power,” says Stephenson.“It lights up the studio, it lights up New York City and it is far powerful than Sandy.”